U.S. 301 South - Waldorf to Governor Nice Bridge

U.S. 301 (Crain Highway) continues southwest from MD 5 to La Plata and the Governor Nice Bridge over the Potomac River into Virginia. MD 5 heads southeast to Hughesville and Charlotte Hall in St. Mary's County.
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Mattawoman-Beantown Road 0.20 miles east to MD 5 is unsigned MD 5K.
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Pierce Road links U.S. 301 with parallel Western Parkway, a four lane, divided arterial completed in May 2019 south to Acton Lane.¹ The parkway provides an alternate route to U.S. 301.
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MD 228 (Berry Road) east and MD 5 Business (Leonardtown Road) 1.80 miles north from MD 5 at Beantown converge with U.S. 301 (Crain Highway) at a commercialized intersection in Waldorf.
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MD 228 (Berry Road) comprises a principle arterial route west 6.86 miles to MD 210 (Indian Head Highway) at Accokeek.
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St. Patrick's Drive runs along the north side of St. Charles Towne Center from U.S. 301 west to Western Parkway and Smallwood Drive.
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Billingsley Road is a minor arterial leading west from U.S. 301 at St. Charles to Middletown and east to Pine Hill Estates and MD 5. Unsigned MD 925A overlays 0.05 miles of Billingsley Road to parallel MD 925 (Old Washington Road).
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MD 227 (Marshall Corner Road) stems west from U.S. 301 at Willetts Crossing Road and White Plain Village.
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MD 227 (Marshall Corner Road) arcs 4.92 miles west to Pomfret and 8.12 miles to MD 224 at Pomonkey.
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MD 227 overall spurs 13.96 miles north from U.S. 301 (Crain Highway) to Marshall Hall along the Potomac River in Piscataway Park.
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MD 225 (Hawthorne Road) leads west from U.S. 301 and Hawthorne Drive in the town of LaPlata.
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A 10.59 mile long route, MD 225 (Hawthorne Road) travels northwest to MD 210 (Indian Head Highway) just outside the town of Indian Head.
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MD 6 (Charles Street) connects U.S. 301 (Crain Highway) with Downtown La Plata.
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La Plata was devastated by an EF5 tornado on April 28, 2002. The tornado barrelled through the heart of town, including across the intersection where U.S. 301 and MD 6 meet at Port Tobacco Road / Charles Street.
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MD 6 follows a circuitous route 25.21 miles west to Port Tobacco and Doncaster and south to Nanjemoy and Riverside along the Potomac River.
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Reassurance marker south of Old Stagecoach Road and Springhill.
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Advancing south onto Cobb Neck, U.S. 301 meets the west end of MD 234 (Budds Creek Road) between Allens Fresh and Ellenboro Hill.
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MD 234 heads east from U.S. 301 at Glasva to Budds Creek in St. Mary's County.
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Passing north of the Wicomico River, MD 234 (Budds Creek Road) travels east to Chaptico and Clements.
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MD 234 measures 19.03 miles between U.S. 301 and MD 5 outside of the town of Leonardtown.
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The Crain Memorial Welcome Center lies along the east side of U.S. 301 midway between MD 257 at Newburg and the Governor Nice Memorial Bridge.
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MD 257 (Rock Point Road) heads southeast from Newburg to Tompkinsville, Rook Point and Cobb Island.
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MD 257 links with Swan Point Road west from Issue onto Swan Point Neck.
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MD 257 extends 9.75 miles south to Cobb Island Road past Neale Sound Drive on Cobb Island.
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A toll schedule sign for the Governor Harry Nice Memorial Bridge precedes Clifton Drive.
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The toll collection point for the Governor Nice Bridge lies between Orland Park Road and the southbound bridge approach.
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Cash toll collection at the Governor Nice Bridge toll plaza ceased on March 17, 2020 due to COVID-19. All Electronic Toll (AET) collection at all MDTA facilities subsequently became permanent.
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Orland Park Road and the entrance for the Morgantown Generation Station represent the final turn from U.S. 301 ahead of the toll bridge.
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Construction started in July 2020 on a four lane replacement of the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge. The new span opened on October 13, 2022.
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Tolls are only collected in the southbound direction of U.S. 301 across the Governor Nice Bridge.
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The previous Governor Nice Bridge was just two lanes wide with no shoulders.
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The Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge originally provided a vertical clearance of 135 feet across the Potomac River.²
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The Governor Nice Bridge was the second oldest of the seven facilities operated by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA).²
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U.S. 301 crosses the Potomac River west from Cobb Neck to King George County, Virgina south of Persimmon Point.
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Originally named the Potomac River Bridge, a groundbreaking ceremony for the previous span took place in September 1938. It was attended by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.²
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A continuous truss bridge, the former U.S. 301 span across the Potomac River measured 11,446 feet in length.²
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Opened on December 15, 1940, the Potomac River Bridge was renamed to honor Governor Harry W. Nice in April 1968.²
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The 1.7 mile long bridge cost $5 million to construct.²
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The replacement for the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas "Mac" Middleton Bridge was constructed around 100 feet to the north.
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U.S. 301 formally enters the Commonwealth of Virginia over the west banks of the Potomac River.
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